Las Lomas has been away from home for two games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Alhambra Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Las Lomas: 11.4, Alhambra: 12.1) so any points scored will be well earned.
Las Lomas' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Campolindo, posting a 30-0 win on the road. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Cougars are ranked 424th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Alhambra had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 13-12 victory over the Cowboys.
Alhambra had a senior duo take command as Abril Gutierrez picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Jessica Blake threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Gutierrez is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
Alhambra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julissa Islas and Juliana Carranza.
Las Lomas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Alhambra, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Las Lomas didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Alhambra in their previous matchup back in September, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. Does Las Lomas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alhambra turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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